[PLUG] Exchange HOWTO Update

[D. Cooper Stevenson]

Matt;

> What a lot of people don't understand is that in the corporate world they
> want something that works like outlook, because they don't want to change
> the way they do things.  If there was a very comparable outlook-like app
> for linux (or even windows) it would be a no-brainer.  Throwing all the
> web-based stuff at them isn't really going to fly well with most suits.

I could'nt agree more. We can't just walk in and say, ``okay, we need you to ditch 5 years of (insert application here). We're going with product X now!''

Specifically for this case, we need a drop-in calendering replacement for use with Outlook. It must also be transparent to the user. If it has web-based functionality, all the better.

For connecting to a standard IMAP server with calendering through an Outlook client, Bynari's Insight Connector does exactly this. You don't have to buy the whole Bynari package, just the connector plug-in. The back-end may then remain standard. This increases the robustness and flexability of the system:

  http://www.bynari.net/bynari/insightcon.html


Best,


Cooper


On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 10:12:26AM -0700, Matt King wrote:
> What a lot of people don't understand is that in the corporate world they
> want something that works like outlook, because they don't want to change
> the way they do things.  If there was a very comparable outlook-like app
> for linux (or even windows) it would be a no-brainer.  Throwing all the
> web-based stuff at them isn't really going to fly well with most suits.
> 
> -- 
> Matt King
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> 
>  Cooper Stevenson busted out the keyboard and typed:
> >
> >> Too bad it isn't a real replacement, no server side calender.
> >
> > Yep. Gosh, only web-based LDAP compatable web based solutions that offer
> > Outlook synchronization is available:
> >
> >   http://www.webevent.com/products/team/
> >
> > Imagine getting your calendering information through a browser from
> > anywhere on the Internet without having an Outlook client on your
> > computer. At the same time, imaging the user nestling in with their
> > familiar Outlook calender when they return to their desks...
> >
> > This is just one of at least a dozen other products available.
> >
> > The goal here is to make sure our customers are free of vendor lock
> > while at the same time giving them as many (secure) acess options as
> > possible.
> >
> >
> > -Cooper
> >
> >> On Tue, 2002-10-22 at 09:04, Cooper Stevenson wrote:
> >>> All;
> >>>
> >>> I re-checked the Exchange server replacement HOWTO link. You may find
> >>> the HOWTO's permanent home here:
> >>>
> >>>   http://www.arrayservices.com/projects/Exchange-HOWTO/
> >>>
> >> Too bad it isn't a real replacement, no server side calender.
> >>
> >> Derek
> >>
> >>
> >>
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